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In
the first
quarter of the 21st century there will be a restoration of
the Ancient Mysteries
From:
jagbir singh <www.adishakti.org@gmail.com>
Date: Sun Dec 5, 2004 1:28 pm
Subject: In the first quarter of the 21st century
there will be a restoration of the Ancient Mysteries
"And
now, in the last quarter of the century, there is a renewed
interest in the esoteric, but this is of a more mature,
spiritual nature than was shown by the sensational
spiritualism of the earlier period. Esoteric thought, it
seems, is not immune to a renewed surge of energy and looks
like being stimulated into a re-evaluation of its beliefs,
just at a time when the rest of humanity will have to
question theirs.
Through Alice Bailey, "The Tibetan" predicted that in the
first quarter of the 21st century there will be a
restoration of the Ancient Mysteries, which have been
debased by Black Magic. These will now be expressed at a
higher level. This is part of the "Great Plan" and will pave
the way for an event described as "Externalization of the
Hierarchy", when those on earth who are spiritually advanced
will work consciously with the brotherhood to help humanity.
The effect of this surge in our spiritual evolution is
predicted to be dramatic, especially for those who are
unprepared. Such people will resist the changes, clinging
all the more desparately to their materialictic values.
"The Mysteries will be restored in other ways also, for they
contain much besides which the Masonic rites can reveal or
that religious rituals and ceremonies can disclose ... The
Mysteries will restore colour and music as they essentially
are to the world ... in such a manner that the creative art of
today will be to this new creative art what a child's
building of wooden blocks is to a great cathedral such as
Durham or Milan. The Mysteries, when restored, will make
real — in a sense incomprehensible to you at present — the
nature of religion, the purpose of science and the goal of
education. These are not what you think today ..."
Beyond these sensational claims of a world-wide re-awakening
to the Ageless Wisdom is the fundamental belief shared by
many of the esoteric and religious traditions that man must
first demonstrate the will to develop, before the benign
forces — whether we imagine them to be "Hidden Masters," our
own Higher Self or a Messiah — are allowed to intervene to
help us."
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Paul
Roland, Revelation: Wisdom of the Ages
"The
year 2000 marks not only the beginning of a new century,
but, according to those whose words are recorded in the
following pages (of Revelation: Wisdom of the Ages by Paul
Roland), it heralds the dawning of a New Age, an age which
will witness an evolutionary leap in consciousness,
culminating in a spiritual Renaissance for humanity.
Such a change will not come for the asking. We may be forced
to re-evaluate our attitude to organized religion, our
obligation to humanity and certainly our perception of the
Universe and our purpose in it, a revolution which has
apparently already begun... . that the most significant
changes will come about within the lifetime of most of us,
but there are conflicting views as to how the changes will
transpire.
Some say it will be forced upon us through the catharsis of
crisis and conflict in the manner of a biblical apocalypse.
Others prophesy a gradual awakening of consciousness
resulting from a crisis of conscience, with the conflict
being waged between our self-interest and the "divine
discontent" felt by our Higher Selves.
At the end of a century in which we set our sights on outer
space, we may find that our future depends on our success in
exploring the infinity of inner space."
Paul Roland, Revelation: Wisdom of the Ages
Ulysses Press, 1995, p. 133
Eschatology and Messianic Hope
This final
chapter contains texts prophesying the coming of what is
variously called the Last Days, End of the World, or Days of
the Messiah. Most religions contain teachings that
anticipate a time, beyond the present era of suffering and
injustice, when human history will be consummated by a
decisive act of God. Evil will be destroyed and goodness
will triumph. Typically, the course of events includes three
phases: a time of tribulation and confusion when evil and
suffering grow more and more rampant; the Last Judgment when
God intervenes decisively to destroy all evil; and the
coming of a new age of bliss, often called the Kingdom of
Heaven. Furthermore, this decisive transformation is often
said to require a great leader, a Messiah, who will wield
divine authority to destroy evil, establish the saints, and
found a new age of unlimited happiness.
Teachings
about eschatology are found in most religions, though they
are most characteristic of the Jewish, Christian, and
Islamic scriptures. Judaism anticipates the coming of the
Messiah who will inaugurate an age of peace and justice on
earth. Christianity teaches broadly that Christ, the
Messiah, has already come to offer salvation, and he will
come again to judge the world. Yet there are a variety of
opinions within the Christian family about the details: For
some, Christ will return to bring judgment (Premillennialism);
for some he will come after the progressive decline of evil
to consummate the Kingdom of Heaven (Postmillennialism);
still others reject millennialism altogether and interpret
scriptural passages about a last judgment as concerning the
spiritual fate of the individual soul. In Islam the Last
Judgment is a cardinal doctrine. While it is sometimes
understood as a spiritual judgment of the individual soul
after death, many passages in the Qur'n clearly describe it
as a world-transforming event to occur at the end of time,
when the earth will be destroyed and all people will see
their just reward as they are sorted into groups bound
either for Paradise or hell.
Hinduism,
Buddhism, and Zoroastrianism contain teachings that the
world is going through a cosmic cycle in which morals and
religion have gradually decayed and have reached a state of
dire corruption in this present age, identified as the Kali
Yuga or Age of Degeneration of the Dharma. This Kali age
will give way to a renovation of faith as the cycle turns
and the earth enters a new golden age, the Krita age. Some
texts predict that this cosmic change will be initiated by
the advent of the new Avatar (Hinduism), the Maitreya
Buddha, or the Saoshyant (Zoroastrianism).
Christianity
itself began as a messianic sect of Judaism; Muhammad
preached Islam, believing that the Last Judgment was
imminent; and the Baha'i Faith began as a messianic movement
within Islam, to cite three examples. ... it is not
surprising that a large number of new religions and new
sects of old religions have arisen which believe that the
present is the time of tribulations preceding the appearance
of the Messiah, and that their leader is either a forerunner
of or is himself the long-awaited Avatar or Messiah who will
destroy the evil world-system, establish true religion, and
inaugurate a new age.
Eschatology and Messianic
Hope
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10 TRENDS OF THE 21ST CENTURY: THE NEW MILLENNIUM
RELIGION
"A
new major religion, on a scale to rival any of the great
world religions from Islam to Christianity, is beginning
to take shape even before the new millennium turns. Like
those religions before it, the yet unnamed new millennium
religion will configure the minds of individuals, form new
institutions, and help direct the course of history.
The signs of the new religion can be seen in society's
quest for what is now being loosely called "spirituality."
"
The Trend's Search Institute
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"These
are the times described in the Holy Bible as the Last
Judgment and in the Koran as Qiyamah, the Resurrection
Time. Astrologically it is also called the Age of
Aquarius, the time of rebirth and of great spiritual
development on the Earth."
Sri
Svatmarama
Devi
(Svatmarama (878th): Rejoicing in
Her own Self. The Ultimate Reality divides itself into two
and plays as man [Siva] and woman [Shakti])
"The
Devimahatmya refers to two different traditions regarding
the origin of the Great Goddess: in the first Devi is
explained as the Mahanidra of Visnu embodied as the
universe, eternal, incarnated in many forms. She is
"drawing herself out from the eyes and the various organs
and limbs" of Visnu: when Great Sleep leaves Visnu, he
awakens. In this form she is the great creator: she
creates the entire universe, she is the cause of bondage
and transmigration, the cause of final liberation too. She
is both fierce and auspicious: she gives to mankind boons
for their final liberation.
The second account of Devi's origin has a different ring
and seems to be the older one. It not only mentions the
Vedic gods but it is somehow reminiscent of the
Indra-Vrtra myth—the fight of the High God against the
demon usurper, who has conquered the gods and assumed the
place of Indra. Devi here is no longer the prakrti of
Visnu but the essence of all the gods, "godhead" in a
concrete sense. She surpasses all the individual gods in
power and glory because in her all the qualities of the
gods are embodied....
Thus the salvation of gods and men has been accomplished,
and Devi receives praise from all the devas. In the cause
of this prayer all the essential qualities of the Devi are
mentioned, and the basic Devi philosophy comes to the
fore: Devi "is the origin of the universe, the resort of
all, the primordial prakrti." She is the "supreme vidya
(knowledge) which is the cause of liberation." She is "durga,
the boat that carries men across the difficult ocean of
worldly existence," she is "Sri who has taken her abode in
the heart of Visnu," and she is "Gauri, who has
established herself with Siva. Devi offers a boon, and the
devas choose the following: "Whenever we think of you
again, destroy our direst calamities." ...
Devi-avataras are also found in the Puranas. They have the
same function which Vainavas ascribe to Visnu-avataras,
namely to protect the world in successive ages from demons
and other evil. This theory also helps to explain the
numerous goddesses as manifestations of One Supreme
Goddess: "Bhavani is worshipped by the gods in all her
repeated incarnations. She always kills demons by
incarnating herself on earth and she protects all creation
in heaven, earth and the nether world....
She explains her own nature according to Advaita: "I and
Brahman are one.""
K. K. Klostermaier, Hinduism: A Short History
Oneworld Pub., 2000, p. 200-2.
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